Smoking pipe



June 12, 192-3. 1,458,479

R. C. GIBBONS ET AL SMOKING PIPE Filed Feb. 24, 1920 Patented was 12, 1923.

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SMOKING PIPE."

Application filed February 2%,1920. Serial No'. 360,718.

To aZZ whom it may concern;

Be it known that we, RO ERTO. GrnBoNs and Trinononn Isl. FELOH, citizens of the United States, and residentsof the city of 5 Jersey, City, in the county ofl-Iudson, State of New Jersey, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Smoking Pipes, of which the following is a specification. f The improvements relate more particularly to the-stem of the pipe, and have for their objects, among others, the provision of stem which maybemade of any suitable material andwhich. will; notclog with tobacco from the bowl," products of combustion or saliva, will condense and retain moisture and oil from the tobacco and smoke and hold it in suchamanner. that it will not be diawn into the mouth, will trap and separate saliva from the other substances, maintain a dry bowl, will separate the smoke fromlmatter passing with it from the bowl and 'cool and purify the smoke, and which may be quickly and easily separated from the bowl and cleaned. I, a I

The improvements are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a verticalmedial sectiontakenlongitudinally of. a pipe embodying the improvementsg'Figure 2 is aplan and side elevaat tion partly in section of the removable condenser and separator enlarged; Figure 3 are top and bottom plans and side elevation partly in medial cross-section of the middle removable portion ofthe stem with the parts shown in Figure 2 removed;

The pipe consists essentially of four sections, viz: the bowl A, the middle section B, the condenser and strainer orpercolato-r C, the part B carrying the strainer and the 40 tubeE. i

The bowl proper A is of usual form, but may be varied as desired, and the smoke channel F, leading from the bowl cavity, is formed in the usual manner. The neck of the bowl is bored out to form a chamber G for the reception of smoke from the bowl, constituting a trap for small particles of tobacco or other substances and oil and water, or other liquids condensed from the smoke. The outer part is stepped, as shown at H, to receive the reduced portion B of the middle section B. This part may be reinforced by a metallic collar J.

The lower reduced part of the middle sece5 tion has an enlarged bore, and the upper .ameter of the, trap G.

the enlarged bore D mouth pieceD. This enlargedfbore 'may have a shoulder at its upper end, asshown at D and this'is of advantage, particularly where straightstems are, sed in preventing liquid from passing up through the mouth lece. v p The strainer and condenser G has a conical portion Cpointedtoward the smoke channel, leading from the bowl and located in the trap G. At the basev of this cone'is an annular flange C projectingfbeyond the said base and heingslig'htly lessjthanthe di- 4 A deep' annular groove c separates this flange from the thicker through this flange are a series of small perforations The part 0 is preferably madeof a singlepieceof metal,} but may be made of any desired substance and parts if desired It is heldfin the lowerl end of a part of this sectionihasa still larger bore,

flange Ci, of substantially the, same d ameter as thej flange C and extending pass up around the edges of the and through I liquid, to pass over the cone, and drop into the trap G. 'At the same time solid parlJlClGS are prevented from passing with the smoke into the upper part of the stem.

The tube E is fitted into the narrow middle portion B of the middle section and extends therefrom upwardly, projecting into of thestem. Between its lower or inner end andthe flange C is a chamber 13, which will serve to catch any liquid orsolid matter carried along with the smoke that passes the part 0-. This tube E fits the bore of the middle section so that smoke must pass through it to the stem, and as'it is pointed upwardly toapproximate the form of a nozzle the velocity of the smoke passing through it will be somewhat increased and condensed, On issuing into the hen it is desired to clean the pipe it is only necessaryto remove the stem D from the middle section B to eliminate liquid that -may have accumulated therein-which cane not pass down into the parts below the l stem-and to remove the middle section from the shank of the bowl and clean out the trap.

4 The part C and the chamber above it -may also be cleaned by removing this part if desired. Any one or more of these cleaning operations may be performed as desired the middle section being separated from the other parts or remaining secured to the stem or the bowl. p Y

; What we claim is: v

' 1. Apip'e comprising a bowl having a re stricted outlet, a stem made in separable sections and having a continuous channel eX- tending therethrough and. in communication with said outlet, said channel having an enlargement adjacent the outlet and an enlargement removed therefrom and toward the outer end of the stem, a removable baffie between said enlargements having an imperforate conical portion pointed toward said outlet, so constructed and 'arrange'dc as to permit the passage of smoke and other combustion products between the walls of the pipe and the base of the conical portion, a diaphragm portion connected with said conical portion spanning the bore of the channel, said diaphragm having restricted passages the-rethrough between which and the outlet the conical portion is interposed,

and a member outward of said baffle extend ing into the outer enlargement and beyond the lower portion of the samehaving a passage way communicating with said diaphragm" passages and said last named enlargement. v

2. A'pipe comprising a bowl having a restricted outlet, a stem made in separable secpipe and the base of the conical portion, a

diaphragm portion connected with said conical portion spanning the bore of thechannel, said diaphragmlha'ving restricted passages therethrough between which and the outlet the conical portion is interposed, and amember outward of said baffle extending into the outer enlargement and beyond the lower portion of the same having a passage waycommunicating with said diaphragm passages and said last named enlargement, there being a chamber of; greater diameter and ca pacity than the said diaphragm openings and the last named passage.

Witness ourhands this 15 day of J anucounty and State of New York,

I RoBTfoeIBBoNs. THEODORE rELoH;

1920, at the city of New York, in the 

